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SRI VENKATESWARAA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING
EVEN SEM 2016 2017
MODEL EXAM
EC 6504 MICROPROCESSOR AND MICROCONTROLLER
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Year / Sem: II/IV Date:
Time: 3.00 Hours Maximum: 100 Marks

Answer All the Questions

PART A (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)

1. What are assembler directives? Give example.

2. How is the physical address generated in 8086? (or) How 16-bit address is converted into 20-bit
address in 8086?
3. What are the ways to avoid Deadlock condition?
4. What is bus stealing?
5. List the features of Memory Mapped I/O.
6. What are the modes of operation of 8259 Interrupt Controller?
7. Write short notes on interrupts in 8051
8. What is the difference between microprocessor and microcontroller?

9. What is the basic difference between a timer and a counter?

10. What is the difference between MOVX and MOV?

PART B (16 x 5 = 80 Marks)

11. a). Explain the internal architecture of 8086 and explain the functions of each block in detail. (16)
or

b). Explain in detail about the various Instruction Sets in 8086 with examples. (16)

12. a). Discuss the maximum mode configuration of 8086 with a neat diagram. Mention the functions
of various signals. (16)
or
b). Explain the execution steps of coprocessor and explain the closely coupled configuration of
multi-processor configuration with suitable diagram. (16)

13. a). Explain the internal architecture of 8237 Direct Memory Access Controller. (16)
or
b). List the major components of 8279 keyboard display interface and explain their functions. (16)

14. a). Draw the architecture of 8051 and explain. (16)

or
b). (i) Explain in detail the different addressing modes supported by 8051. (6)
(ii) How do you classify the instruction set of 8051? (10)

15. a). Explain in detail the procedure to interface stepper motor with 8051.
or
b). Explain how to interface i) ADC and ii) DAC with 8051 microcontrollers.

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